Planetary hours
in Antofagasta.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 7 March 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:39 – 08:41
- 2♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:46
- 4☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:52
- 7♂︎ Mars13:52 – 14:54
- 8☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:56
- 9♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:00
- 11☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:05 – 21:03
- 2♂︎ Mars21:03 – 22:00
- 3☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:58
- 4♀︎ Venus22:58 – 23:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:54
- 6☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 03:48
- 9♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:44
- 11♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Sunday, 7 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:39 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.